29th July

…of my reference books. Podanthus ovatifolius Podanthus ovatifolius 2015 – CHW Karol has been out with his drone taking fabulous pictures of the castle. Caerhays Aerial Porthluney Caerhays Beach Aerial…

9th May

…– CHW One learns something totally irrelevant every day! Ucodendron whartonii, which flowered here for the first time last year, is now considered to be Disanthus ovatifolius. We had been…

22nd July

…cut down Gevuina avellana. New growth only just appearing on Disanthus ovatifolius (ucodendron whartonii). Slow in this heatwave. Disanthus ovatifolius Magnolia lotungensis is getting away well with excellent new growth….

7th January

…otherwise fine. Ternstroemia aff. chapaensis (WWJ 11918) Our second attempt at the evergreen Disanthus ovatifolius (Uocodendron whartonii) planted in the same spot where the original died, after around 10 years,…

9th April

…I think, the third or fourth year at Caerhays. We are now told to call this Disanthus ovatifolius which may well annoy Crûg Farm Plants who first introduced this new…

13th July

…groundcover. Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Bowkeria cymosa just coming into flower alongside the peculiar Podanthus ovatifolius. Bowkeria cymosa 2020 – CHW Last week we visited Bonython garden. As usual the…

9th November

…today. view The first flowers we have ever seen here on Disanthus cercidifolius. Tiny and I had thought to expect these in the spring. Very similar to Disanthus ovatifolius (previously…